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darcy

1 American  
[dahr-see] / ˈdɑr si /

noun

plural

darcies

  1. Physics. a unit of permeability, representing the flow, at 1 atmosphere, of 1 cubic centimeter of fluid with 1 centipoise viscosity in 1 second through a 1-square-centimeter cross section of porous medium 1 centimeter long.

Darcy 2 American  
[dahr-see] / ˈdɑr si /

noun

  1. a male given name.

Darcy 1 British  
/ ˈdɑːsɪ /

noun

  1. ( James ) Les ( lie ). 1895–1917, Australian boxer and folk hero, who lost only five professional fights and was never knocked out, considered a martyr after his death from septicaemia during a tour of the United States

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darcy 2 British  
/ ˈdɑːsɪ /

noun

  1.  D.  geology a unit expressing the permeability coefficient of rock

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Darcy, 1 Scientific  

  1. French engineer who formulated the law (now named for him) governing the rate at which a fluid flows through a permeable medium. The darcy unit, used to measure the permeability of porous substances, is also named after him.

darcy 2 Scientific  
/ där′sē′ /

  1. A unit used to measure the permeability of porous substances such as soil. One darcy is equal to the passage of 1 cubic centimeter of fluid having a viscosity of 1 centipoise for 1 second under the pressure of 1 atmosphere through a medium having a volume of 1 cubic centimeter.

Etymology

Origin of darcy

After Henri-Philibert-Gaspard Darcy (1803–58), French engineer

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Duhan van der Merwe returned against Wales but was taken off early for Darcy Graham, who scored a crucial try from Finn Russell's quickly-taken restart.

From BBC

He switched the momentum of the match with a kick that caught Wales out and allowed Darcy Graham to score in the corner.

From BBC

He spotted space and dropped his kick into the no-man's land Wales offered him, Darcy Graham reading his mind and speeding on to it.

From BBC

It was the first time Scotland had led in the game after earlier tries from wing Kyle Steyn, replacement Darcy Graham and fly-half Finn Russell, who finished with 11 points.

From BBC

Steve Tandy's side, however, were still jogging back into position when Scotland kicked off, Russell's drop-kick into the 22 bouncing back into the hands of Darcy Graham who plunged over the line for the score with some Welsh players not even looking the right way.

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